Comb for combing the hair.



A. WEHRSEN.

coma FOR comams THE HAIR.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 1, 1915.

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50., State ALFRED WEHRSEN, OF BERLIN, GERMAhlY.

COMB FOR COMBING THE HAm.

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Specification of Letters ratent.

Patented July 31, 1917.

Application filed December 1, 1915. Serial No. 64,547.

Be it known that I, Ammo WEHRSEN, engineer, a subject of the German Emperor, and residin at 31 Schlesisohestrasse, Berlin russia, German Empire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in or Relating to Combs for Combing the Hair, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to combs for. combin the hair, and a primar object is to pro vi e an improved comb w 'ch when in use not Only combs but-also smooths the hair so that it becomes soft and glossy.

To this end I make the improved comb of two kinds of materials, one of which is a polishing mass which when the teeth of the comb pass through the hair contacts with the hair and polishes it smooth.

Several illustrative embodiments of the invention are represented b way of exam ple in the accompanying awing,'wherem:-

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in sec-,

tion, showin one form of comb according to the inventlon, and

Fig. 2 is a cross-section thereof;

Figs. 3 and 4 are cross-sections through modified forms, and Fig. 5 shows another form combined with a brush.

Referrin to Figs. 1 and 2, the comb a provided with a handle is made in the usual manner of any suitable material, 6. g. ebonite. As clearly shown in Fig. 2, a layer 6 composed of a polishing mass is arranged at the one end of the teeth a. This olishing mass may consist, for example, 0 hard porcelain, unpolished steel a suitable mixture containing emery, carborundum or the like. I prefer, however to use ebonite to which a suitable polishing mass has been added before vulcanization. The two layers can be attached together in any suitable manner. If the comb or itself consists of ebonite I refer to vulcanize the layers together. T e back part or body of the comb may have in it a hole 0 which is connected by holes (2' with the spaces between the teeth a and can be closed at its end by a plug e. Porous material, e. g. clay, cotton wool or In the embodiment shown in Fig. 4 the,

teeth also comprise two parts: the part is of the usual material, while the part i is composed of polishing material. In this case the two parts 9 and 72. are also connected together by vulcanization.

A comb of the character described may be combined with a brush, as shown by way of example in Fig. 5. The olishing material is placed on the comb in iihe form of lateral ribs c and is located immediately below the surface of the brush, while the teeth is proper of the comb project beyond the bristles. When this implement is used the hair is divided by the teeth 7:, polished by the ribs 5 and brushed by the brush m.

As compared with making the whole comb of polishing material the composition of the comb of two materials has the advantage of greater durability, because all materials adapted for polishing the hair are readily broken; further, the hair is protected because the hair is actually combed by the smooth ebonite and only hair arranged in order by the smooth part of the comb is subjected to the polishing process.

I claim 1. A comb consisting in combination of two different kinds of material, one material being a polishing mass consisting of ebonite having a polishing material vulcanized therein, substantially as described and for the purpose specified.

2. A comb consisting in combination of two different kinds of material, one material being solid ebonite and the other being ebonite containing a polishing material vulcanized therein, the two materials being vulcanized to each other for the purpose specified.

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